Frog spear



Mar 2 T. PFLUEGYER FROG SPEAK Filed Aug. 24, 1922 Patented Mar. 15,1927.

Unites STATES CHARLES T. PFLUEGER, 0F AKRON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THEENTERPRISEMANUFAC- TUBING COMPANY, OF AKRON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OFOHIO.

FROG SPEAK.

Application filed August 24, 1922. I Serial No. 584,030.

This invention relates to iinprovei'nents in frog or fish spears.

The object of this invention is to provide an improved spear of the kinddescribed in which maximum strength is obtained in the pear from thefollowing description and claim when considered together with thedrawings.

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a side eleva-.

tion, Fig.2 is a cross sectional view on the line 22, Fig. 1; and Fig. 3is a detail sectional view on the line 33, Fig. 1.

The ferrule 1 which is of tapered form and which is adapted to besecured upon the end of a rod or handle has its smaller end flattened,as indicated at 2, to receive the end portions of a number of tines 3.According to the present invention the ferrule and tines are securedtogether by welding; and as a part of the same operation both sides ofthe flattened portion of the ferrule andthe tines are depressed at thispoint so as to form what might be termed an interlocking engagement tomore firmlysecure the tines against accidental removal from the ferrule.The depressions in the ferrule ar shown at 4 and those in the tines areindicated at 5. Y

Thus it will be seen that I have obtained an extremely efficient meansof securing the tines within the ferrule and in acomparaj tively simplemanner of operation. the usefulness of the device is prolonged and theexpense of such a structure iscompara ti vely small.

' What I claim is Hence In an article of the class described, a plu- Vrality of tines divergently arranged in a common plane and havingparallel contact irig shank portions, a ferrule having a fiattenedsocket portion receiving said tine shank portions, said tine shankportions being provided with aligned deformations, said ferrule socketportion being provided with a transversely extending deformationinterlocking with said shank deformations, and said tines and saidferrule being joined at said interlock, as by welding, whereby saidtines are permanently secured in said. de- 7 scribed arrangement.

In testimony whereof I hereby affix my signature.

CHARLES 'rfrFLUEeEii.

